AZ&LH
Here goes my second "attemped" trip report.
AZ577
GVA-FCO
4A / Super 80
After arriving at GVA and walking to the desks designated for AZ by the television monitors I was given my seat assignment in Prima C class (Inter-Euro C class). I then proceeded to give my WP card to the check-in agent who worked for Swissport not AZ. She said she didnt know is NW would be ok with AZ, she would have to check on the computer. After typing a few strokes she said" No it doesnt work do you have a CO card" I then responded in a polite tone " Maam, the TV monitors directly above you that indicate that this is the AZ checkin have the NW logo directly underneath ( thus denoting a partership).She said she didnt know what do to about the TV screen. I figured I could claim the miles later and asked where the Prima class lounge is. She said that there was no lounge. Sounded strange considering in my knowledge of GVA, all the majors have some sort of lounge. My suspicsions were confirmed when I went up to the lounge level. There is a large users lounge for the middle-eastern carriers that show up every once and a while. SR has a travelclub lounge and a C class lounge which can be used by the class pax of other European carriers including AZ. In addition there is an SR F class lounge, a BA lounge and a Senator Lounge. I settled into the Travelclub lounge and waited for 20 minutes. After proceeding to the gate I was distrought to learn that we were right next to an easyjet full of tourists who were crowding our gate area. Luckily they were gone soon as we waited for the plane to be ready. Like SR and to my dismay AZ boards Y class pax first and then C class passengers. However, unlike SR they dont have a problem with the C people getting on with the Y class pax. I didnt know this and was thus the last to get on, even though I was at the gate 20 minutes before boarding. There was enough space for my luggage thankfully. The seats on are super 80 were really good for inter European flights. They were 2-2 which is much better than SR/LH/AF. The plane took off and climbed out over the lake. Turning south we headed over mont blanc , whose summit was not far below the plane. I love the route that this flight takes. The seats had a good recline and a snack was served
Assorted French and Italien Cheese with Darvida Crackers
Fresh Parma Ham and melon
Light Pasteries
The rest of the flight went well and landed on time in Rome.
As a means of saving my work I will post this now and add each segment as a reply.